Sancha

  • [ SAHN-chah ]
  • Spanish
Feminine form of SANCHO.

SANCHO   male   Spanish
Possibly a Spanish form of the Late Latin name Sanctius, which was derived from the word sanctus meaning "saintly, holy". Alternatively, Sancho and Sanctius may be derived from an older Iberian name. This was the name of a 9th-century saint who was martyred by the Moors at Cordoba. It was also borne by several Spanish and Portuguese kings. Miguel de Cervantes used it in his novel 'Don Quixote' (1605), where it belongs to the squire of Don Quixote.
EQUIVALENTS
MEDIEVAL SPANISH: Sence, Sens
SPANISH: Sanchia
MASCULINE FORMS
LATE ROMAN: Sanctius
MEDIEVAL SPANISH: Sans
SPANISH: Sancho